Example sentences of "[prep] the house [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It can only be the plans for the house alterations , ’ she guessed . |
| 2 | Arriving at the podium to a standing ovation , Jesse asked for the house lights to be raised — ‘ so that I may speak unto the people ’ . |
| 3 | One project of Matthew Crowe 's was that Alexander should write a play for the house guests to act , a play about the story of Cabestainh for whom the house had , in a felicitous conjunction at Crowe 's twin predilections for violence and civility , been named . |
| 4 | You 're surrounded by strangers , your dozy curiosity in their sayings and doings dimming as the house lights go down . |
| 5 | It had always been a moment of pure magic to him in the theatre , the consciousness of the huge rustling animal behind him , and the hush as the house lights went down , the pause of utter stillness , silence , and then as he brought his baton down , the incredible surge of excitement as music smashed the silence , created instantly the illusion of that otherworld that did n't really exist . |
| 6 | These include private sector interests such as the House Builders Federation and companies like ARC which recently argued that the metropolitan Green Belt has imposed a net cost of £14.6bn on the British economy . |
| 7 | Erm I think I 'm right in saying that the difference on a hundred percent migration between the House Builders Federation and the County Council , is accounted for by the technical differences that we 've talked about this morning , one thousand six hundred . |
| 8 | The second small point I just wish to reemphasize was er coming from what the House Builders Federation said earlier about the house builders being the people who are looking after the interests os North Yorkshire locals . |
| 9 | In terms of the definition of er what is historic York I think again an issue we went over for some length of time at the greenbelt inquiry , I would draw your attention back to my earlier comments that York is basically a modern industrial city with a very precious historic core , that historic core er represents no more than actually five percent of the built up area , that something like eighty five percent of the city was built after eighteen hundred , the view that was expressed by the County in N Y Two , in terms of the definition of the greenbelt , the Greater York greenbelt and its purposes was not accepted by the City Council , we do not accept that all of the func elements of the York greenbelt contribute towards preserving the character of the historic city , we rely on the the fact that the two comments the Senior Inspector made at this , the the green wedges and historic core itself that establish the historic character of the city , there are many parts of the edge of York which could repli be replicated in many cities , historic or otherwise around the country and finally just coming back to the issue of scale of development erm the point I should have made earlier about the house builders figures for the city of York is that the house builders did suggest a figure of four thousand for the city , erm , I 'm not aware on what basis that was made , but clearly my evidence would quite clearly indicate that I believe that could not be accommodated , certainly on any known sites within the cit current city boundary , thank you Chair . |
| 10 | Where the new waste/soil pipe passes through the house walls , fit a lintel over it . |
| 11 | We intend to marry in April , immediately after the House rises . ’ |
| 12 | It may help , with the older child , to write or type out the house rules ( the ‘ standing orders ’ ) and post them up in the kitchen or elsewhere . |
| 13 | I had hoped to take my time over sorting out the house contents , but I 'd better take a look straight away — at any rate for the movable stuff . |
| 14 | Erm generally , the er design of the houses compliments those which have already been built at the er , Southern Way and the side of the Ayletts Field , and the extension to Fern Hill er , in terms of their materials in terms of the landscaping , and they will er , as close as it 's possible to do match the refurbished bungalows in terms of including features such as block paving and erm car ports . |
| 15 | From this he reckoned the underground passage was now clear of the house foundations and heading out towards the outer fence . |
| 16 | John and Ann Searancke have lived at Chequers for nearly twenty years and have continually improved the property — their care and love of the house shows . |
| 17 | ‘ That 's the belvedere at the end of the House gardens , ’ I said . |
| 18 | After the mother 's departure , he lost interest in the girl , turned over her upbringing to one of the house matrons . |
| 19 | The back of the house faces south , an avenue of giant elms and a few old oaks lay over that way . |
| 20 | As I say , the back of the house faces south , the summer sun was on the upper frames all the time . |
| 21 | It should include : a review of the physical condition and general suitability of the house alterations , adaptations and aids home support services the advisability or otherwise of a move financial needs Major upgrading of a substandard house may exacerbate dementia ; decisions need to be made in each case as to what improvements can be made with minimal disturbance to familiar surroundings . |
| 22 | Many of the house officers were working long hours without proper medical supervision . |
| 23 | There you can enjoy the view of — surprisingly enough — the magnificent Florida sunset and be tempted by one of the house cocktails such as a fresh Peach Daiquiri or a Margherita . |
| 24 | We heard it in nineteen eighty and we heard it again in nineteen eighty seven in pursuance of the House Builders Federation 's er views . |
| 25 | He said Association member companies , 35 in total , fully support representations to MPs by the North Western region of the House Builders Federation . |
| 26 | It has , therefore , through natural selection , become part of the behavioural repertoire of the house martins . |
| 27 | The Verified Access option allows hotel management to control perimeter access and secure entrances to all guest service facilities and back of the house areas . |
| 28 | ‘ It was good quality stuff , good to work on and I gradually worked my way up to being one of the house engineers and it took off from there . ’ |
| 29 | One of the house rules was , nothing belongs to anyone . |
| 30 | by no means were all chairmen tyrants , but the opportunities were there and had made possible the emergence of uncontrollable ‘ powerhouse ’ figures such as Judge Howard Smith of Virginia , the chairman of the House Rules Committee , and Wilbur Mills of Arkansas , the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee . |